An international nursing study has linked long shifts to increased burnout but nurses in Ireland say staffing levels and workloads are mainly to blame.

Being bored stiff not only brings unhappiness but also contributes to unhealthy eating.

A woman’s diet at the time that she becomes pregnant could affect her womb and the future health of her baby, according to new research.

The health of a mother before she conceives affects the chances of the child becoming obese later in life, according to new research.

A Medical Council Fitness to Practise Inquiry made no finding of professional misconduct against a former surgeon whose colleagues had raised numerous concerns about his competency.

Scientists at odds with authorities in wanting light, less costly, unmanned UAVs to ferry goods around our skies, says Thomas Grose

A new way that vaccines could be used to combat the spread of bacterial meningitis has been demonstrated by scientists. Research suggests that even after they stop fighting the bugs in the bloodstream, vaccines can prevent them being carried in the nose and throat.

Shift work, night work, changing routines — all of them come at a huge cost to your health and fertility, writes Dan Buckley.

A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup truck after getting out to bang on another driver’s window-

President Higgins has been wise to hold onto the middle initial ‘D’ in his name.

Parents are to be asked about the difficulties they have talking to younger children about relationships and sex.

Prisoners believe they have better morals and are kinder and more generous than those in the outside world, according to new research.

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Scientists have developed a smart bra which can measure the wearer’s mood to help prevent over-eating.

Athlone Institute of Technology was told a year ago not to go ahead with the country’s first audiology degree, which was cancelled this week, leaving 21 students with an uncertain future.

More than 20 students training to be audiologists are in academic limbo after Athlone Institute of Technology cancelled the course a year into their studies.

For most people, venturing to the highest mountain range in the world is a culmination of years of training and dedication, the ultimate challenge for passionate mountaineers.

Russian authorities have reportedly sent a 20,000-strong team to the Ural Mountains to help with the rescue and clean-up operation after a meteor struck the area.

A similar-sized meteor to the one that exploded in the sky over Russia today would cause “significant fatalities” if it hit Earth.

A four-year-old girl has been accepted into Mensa after achieving a score of 159 on an IQ test, just a point less than science genius Stephen Hawking.

Newly discovered flu molecules shared by most strains of the virus could help scientists develop a “universal vaccine”, it has been claimed.

A possible link between pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies is to be investigated.

A HUGE shipyard larger than a football pitch that built or maintained ships for the Roman empire has been found by archaeologists.

THEY are creatures from the abyss described as the closest things to extra-terrestrial life which can be found on this planet.

TANORA drinkers, brace yourselves. The reason for the recent reformulation of a drink that for decades, like Tayto, has featured in hampers sent by desolate Rebel mammies to their exiled offspring, is a link to hyperactivity.

A new way of killing cancer cells by treating them as biological refuse has been discovered by scientists.

The physical effort of sucking milk during breastfeeding may leave babies with stronger lungs as they grow up, scientists said today.

THE European Union’s food safety watchdog has said a scientific report found only limited evidence linking the use of certain food additives to hyperactivity in children.

SCIENTISTS yesterday warned the public that adopting New Year detox products and diets is pointless.

Scientists today warned the public that adopting New Year detox products and diets is pointless.

THE British government yesterday flatly rejected an influential think-tank report which said Britain’s role in the war on Iraq left it more vulnerable to terror attacks such as the July 7 bombings.

Scientists were celebrating tonight after confirmation that a European spacecraft had landed safely on Saturn’s icy cloud-covered moon Titan after a seven year journey.

JUST last week the House of Commons Health Committee warned that children were in the grip of an obesity epidemic and lambasted the UK Government's lamentable lack of action.

PERMANENT changes to a person's airways traced back to early childhood or even the womb may be responsible for soaring asthma rates, it was claimed yesterday.

Illusionist David Blaine was entering the final day of his starvation stunt today amid warnings that he could die when he starts taking food again.

Illusionist David Blaine could die when he begins taking nourishment again after his fast, an expert who has examined his health warned today.

An estimated one million working hours could be lost by British industry in the next few months due to ‘‘winter blues,’’ a leading doctor warned today.